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Summary: Magnificent!
Review: A work of art for the fourth in the series of the Dark Tower! King exposes Rolands' early life in vivid detail, weaving the story of his past love Susan,the quest of the Tower, his childhood companions, friends, and enemies, into a tale of deception, sorcery, betrayal and anguish. An exquisite and detailed study of the cause of the quest, with all the morbid details of those involved along the way! Some fine humor toward the end, and just enough reason in the final chapter to cause any sane person to hunt down the author like a wild dog, and demand to know why we have to wait three more installments for the conclusion! King, as usual, holds the characters for ransom, knowing we will pay any price for the final chapter.
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Summary: graphic
Review: a little bit detailed in some scene
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Summary: Cast of Characters for Wizard and Glass.
Review: I love taking the characters in books and ordering them in their roles. Since this book has so many characters, tell me if you like this order:Roland Deschain, Susan Delgado, Eldred Jonas, Cuthbert Allgood, Alain Johns, Sheemie, Eddie Dean, Sussanah Dean, Jake Chambers, Oy, Cordelia Delgado, Rhea of the Coos, Clay Reynolds, Roy Depape, Mayor Hart Thorin, Coral Thorin, Olive Thorin, Maria, Sherriff Herk Avery, Deputy Dave Hollis, Fran Legyll, Kimba Rimer, Stanley Ruiz, Sheb, Pettie the Trotter, Laslo Rimer, Marten, Steven Deschain, Gabrielle Deschain, Blaine the Mono, Tick Tock Man, George Latigo, Rodney Hendricks, Whore, Hash Renfrew, Theresa, and Walter
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Summary: A delicious blend of action and captivating fantasy
Review: The man was brought forth into this world with the appropriatename, KING. This is by far one of King's best, and richly writtenbooks. I am a long time fan and have read all of his books (with the exception of Cujo, Rose Madder and Gerald's Game), and can say with a certain degree of certitude that he has obtained a new high with this one. He has finally established a perfect voice and vocabulary fitting the series, it is beautifully written prose that rolls off the tongue with ease, drawing the reader into the gorgeous/terrifying world of Roland the Last Gunslinger...It is by far the best in the series, (so far anyhow)...This series is Kings greatest accomplishment...I would recommend this book (and the series now that I think of it.............. no wait, every book written by King) to anyone within ear range.
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Summary: Suprisingly Wonderful
Review: I must admit that I really was not looking forward to "Wizard & Glass" when I bought the book. I was very upset at the "non-ending" King left me with in "The Wastelands." Now I was forced to read about Roland's past rather than his continued struggle to the Dark Tower. In the end, "W&G" could be the best novel I've read by King or any author, for that matter. I thought the ending was rather predictible, yet found myself very moved when the inevitible came. The classic western "guy in the white hat versus the guy in the black hat" showdown was wonderfully crafted over the pages, and the romance between Roland and Susan was an excellent change of pace. "W&G" was suprisingly wonderful for me. I hope that King will write more of Roland's youth as well as continue the superb saga of older Roland's quest for the Dark Tower.
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Summary: Please help me find the plot.
Review: Although I have thorougly enjoyed the series so far, I feel that Mr King has been allowed far to much license by his editors in recent years and has stopped considering that his readers might want to have a life outside spending several weeks reading his latest work. The ongoing plot of The Dark Tower cycle occupies less than a fifth of this weighty tome, The remainder being an extended look into the past of the central character, The Gunslinger-Roland. Although we were promised this in the argument at the end of the (first or second, I forget) book, had I realised that this was all the fourth book would contain I would have been less eager for it's publication (Oh, and look, here's Randall Flagg again, what a surprise!) Heres hoping Mr King can find it in his heart to try and return to form for the next offering from Rolands world.
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Summary: Breathtaking
Review: After reading some of the the other reviews here, I get the impression that many of the people who read this book are hard-core sci-fi types, who were expecting something more akin to King's more demonstrative works. If you follow "The Gunslinger" series, you would know this is not the case here. "Wizard and Glass" is perhaps the best in the series since the original tale itself. I'll admit that I found "The Wastelands" somewhat derivative and dull after Jake enters Mid-World, and there are stretches (not many) in "The Drawing of the Three" that drag on. "Wizard and Glass" returns to the dreamy, romanticized themes of the original "Gunslinger" book. For those of you who, like myself, have read and reread that first episode hundreds upon hundreds of times, you will appreciate "W&G" for the resolution of many images and allusions in that books (Lovely Susan, the girl at the window). Many reviewers thought the flashback in "W&G" to be boring and pointless (with respect to the goal of reaching the Tower) but I think it is quite necessary. How else can we understand why Roland was willing to chase after the man in black over deserts and mountains, sacrificing Jake along the way, relentlessly and tirelessly? Knowing now that he had sacrificed much more - his love, his mother, his birthright as a gunslinger, and "the world of light" that he had known - made all his decisions in the subsequent chapters much more acceptable. I suggest that the prospective reader be fully versed in the full Gunslinger saga to date before sampling "Wizard and Glass" (i.e. having read each episode at least twice). By itself it's a good read, but a full appreciation comes only through understanding all that has already taken place. Go then....there are other worlds than these.
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: Enthralling...one of the few times I've ever really meant "can't put it down". A must-read.
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Summary: Well well written, Can wait for Dark Tower V
Review: I was well pleased to find out more about Rolands mysterius past and also to learn more about his friends. Though he could have made more movement in the story along the Kansas Turnpike , he did a wonderful job of letting us get to know this mysterious gunslinger. I tip my hat to another great work and sit imapatiantly for the next.
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Summary: Why didn't King read this one, too?
Review: As an avid listener of the previous three installments of the Gunslinger story, I was disappointed in this new release. I'd gotten more than used to S. King's peculiar nasal drone, and that he was reading his own story added depth that his voice didn't. So what happened? Who's this new guy with the breathy, "don't take this stuff too seriously, folks; it's only pop fiction" voice? Frankly, his mannerisms are distracting -- KNOWING that Eddie probably says "dis" and "dat" but not hearing him do it through hours and hours of reading until now was jarring, and that's only the beginning of the problem. Alas, the story's great; I'm hooked; and I'm unfortunately forced to be a listener rather than a reader. But the NEXT installment had better be read by its father.
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